Scarf or muffler



Patented June 6, 1950 UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE 7 Claims.

This invention relates to a scarf or inuler intended for personal wear and has for its. primary object the provision of such an article of wearing apparel which will, because of its construction, have a more extended and moreY practical use than similar articles now sold.

Most users of scarves or muiers prefer an article of this kind made `from relatively thin and soft fabric since the same when worn, is brought into contact with the skin, and heavier or denser fabrics, such as wool, while possessing greater protective characteristics from the standpoint of warmth, are often irritating when brought into' direct contact with the skin. Hence, a preference for light silk murders is indicated not only because of the above-stated reason but from the standpoint of appearance since silk and similar fabrics are available in .more attractive colors, styles and patterns. On the other hand, thin silk mufllers often fail to provide commensurate protection and warmth, particularly during cold weather or in cold climates, hence a muffler kof wool or other relatively thick and warm fabric has advantages which cannot be disregarded.

The present invention therefore, has for one of its objects, the provision of a scarf, muiiler or similar article which shall have an outer covering or body composed of thin and light fabric, such as silk, and which if desired, may be worn singly or alone to provide alight scarf of attractive appearance. Such outer covering or body is arranged to contain within it as an insert or lining, a section of wool or similar heavy, warmthgiving material, which insert or lining shall, when in place within the outer body or covering be completely hidden or concealed from view so that from the exterior of the scarf it will present the appearance of an attractive, lightweight, silk scarf while in fact it will, because of the contained insert or lining, possess. the body and warmth of the bul-kier and heavier wool scarf.

The invention further contemplates the provision of fastening means for retaining the insert or lining in position Within the outer body or covering, such fastening means being such as to hold the insert securely and flatly in place and preventing it from shifting and bunching, while permitting the insert or lining to be quickly dei tache'd and removed from inside of the outer covering or body when desired. A further feature of the invention resides in the fact that the insert or lining extends from one end of the covering or body to its other end' and is thus, when removed from within the outer covering or body, usable independently as a separate wool scarf so that l2 the invention in fact provides a duplex structure which can, in an emergency, provide two separate and independent scarves, or can provide a. scarf of the desired weight and bulk according to weather conditions.

These and other objects are attained by the invention., a more particular description of which will hereinafter appear and be set forth in the claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein an illustrative embodiment of the invention is disclosed:

Fig. l is a face View, with a. portion of the outer covering broken away, of a scarf or muler constructed in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a face View of the insert or lining;

Fig. 3 is a face view of one end of the outer body or covering with a portion broken away to disclose construction;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view, taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1, looking in thev direction of the arrows;

Fig. 5 is asectional view, taken on the line 5 5 'of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows, and

. Fig. l6 is a sectional View taken on the line E--B of Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the construction illustrated in the drawing, I' indicates the outer body or covering of the scarf, the same being preferably made in the known elongated scarf or muier form and being composed of `a relatively thin, lightweight fabric such as silk or the like. The outer body or covering I may be constructed in various ways and in the form shown, it is composed of the two facings 3 and d stitched together along their longitudinal edges by the stitching 5 and 6 shown in Fig.. 5. These facings 3 and f5 are similarly stitched together at one end to provide a closed end 9.. The opposite ends of the facings 3 and il are not stitched together, so that a sleeve or bag constituting the outer body of the scarf is formed as above described and is closed at the end 9 and: open at the opposite end indicated at l.

Adapted for insertion within the outer body or covering i is the lining member or insert 2, the. saine being of the elongated rectangular form. similar in outline to the outer covering or body l, and when fitted inside of the same, adapted to completely ll the interior of the body and extend` fromV one end of the. same to the other. Said insert or lining isl preferably formed from a relatively thick, warmth-giving material, such as woven orl knitted wool or the like. When placed within the outer body or. covering it not only acts as a lining member therefor and prevents the outer body from being unduly wrinkled or crushed, but provides a scarf of density and warmth.

The insert or lining 2 is adapted to be retained in proper position within the outer body or covering and is prevented from shifting or bunching within the same, by means of suitable fastening elements, one set of which is indicated at I2 and is provided at the opposite ends of the insert on one face of the same. These fastening elements I2, which may be of the snap fastener type, are adapted for engagement with complementary fastener members II provided within the body I near the opposite ends of the same. The fastener elements Il may, if desired, be sewed directly to the inside of one of the facings 3 or 4, but due to the thinness or lightness of the silk material likely to be employed for these facings it is probably more desirable to provide the fastener elements upon a reinforcing strip 8 of fabric tape which can be sewed to the facing 3 or 4 by stitching I and may also be caught by the stitching E and 6 which secures together the inturned edges of the facings 3 and 4, as seen in Fig. 5. The fastening elements II are provided within the scarf at both ends of the same, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. l.

When it is desired that the scarf or muffler provide a maximum of warmth and protection, the insert or lining member 2 is inserted within the outer body or covering. This is best done by turning the body or covering I inside out and then coupling the fastener members I2 on the insert 2 to those indicated at II on the inside of the body or covering I. After this is done, the covering I is then turned back to its former position which will locate the lining member 2 wholly within the covering and completely concealed from view. The interengagement of the fastening members I I and I2 will hold the lining or insert 2 from crumpling or bunching and it will thus lend body and shape to the outer covering from one end to its other. The lining or insert 2, being completely covered and hidden by the outer covering I will not detract from the appearance of the scarf which will, for all intents and purposes, present the appearance of a lightweight, attractive silk scarf, capable of being worn with evening dress, if desired as far as its appearance is concerned. On the other hand, the wool insert will provide all of the warmth and advantages of wool yet without directly contacting the skin of the wearer or detracting from the appearance of the silken scarf.

The open end of the body or covering I need not necessarily be closed since this end may project beyond the end of the lining or insert 2 and thus conceal it, but it might be found desirable to close this end and if so, this can readily be done by small, unobtrusive snap fasteners I3 and I4 provided on the inside faces of the facings 3 and 4. When these fastener elements are interengaged, the end 'I is closed, but can be readily opened whenever desired for the removal of the insert or lining 2.

Whenever the use of a warm heavy-body scarf or mufer is not required, the insert or lining 2 may be readily removed by opening the end 1, disengaging the fastener elements II and I2 and separating the insert and the outer covering and removing the insert. The outer covering I is then usable alone as a lightweight scarf.

Since the insert or lining 2 extends for the full marily intended for insertion, said insert or 1ining is thus of sufficient size and area to serve also as a separate, heavy-body wool scarf. Thus, the wearer of a duplex scarf of this character can, in an emergency, separate the two scarf elements I and 2 in the manner explained, and loan one of them to a companion who may nd himself or herself without a scarf while out in inclement weather.

While I have herein shown one embodiment of the invention, it is obvious that the same is not to be restricted thereto since other embodiments are considered as within the scope of the invention as defined by the claims appended hereto. The invention is herein illustrated in its simplest form and may be embellished and ornamented in various attractive ways, all of which is contemplated as Within the invention as will be appreciated by those skilled in this art.

What I claim is:

1. A muffler -or scarf comprising, an outer covering of sleeve form composed of relatively thin material, an inner insert or lining contained within and enclosed by said outer covering, said insert being flat and conforming in shape to the outer covering and extending for the length of said outer covering, means for detachably securing the insert to the outer covering on the inside of the outer covering to prevent longitudinally shift of the insert Within the outer covering, both the outer covering and the insert being independently usable as scarfs or muiers.

2. A mufer or scarf having a sleeve-like outer, thin-fabric covering, a fiat insert or liner of heavier material contained within and concealed by the outer covering, said insert being removable from within the outer covering, and means for detachably securing the lining to the outer covering within the outer covering to prevent shifting movement of said lining.

3. A muffler or scarf having a body of outer fabric of sleeve-like form, a strip of lining fabric of heavier material than the outer fabric, said lining fabric being contained within and concealed by the outer fabric from one end to its other end, fastening elements located within the outer fabric, complementary fastening elements carried by the lining and adapted for engagement with those on the outer fabric to thereby prevent the lining from shifting within the outer fabric, both the outer fabric and lining being of a shape and size that the same when separated are independently usable as scarfs or muiflers.

4. A scarf or muffler comprising, an outer covering of relatively thin material and of tubular formation, said covering being closed at one end and open at its other end, an insert or lining member of relatively thick and warmth-giving material of a shape similar to that of the outer covering and adapted to be fitted within the outer covering and when so fitted to extend from one end of the outer covering to its other end and be completely concealed thereby, means for preventing shifting movement of the insert or lining within the outer cove-ring, said means comprising detachable fastener elements carried respectively by the insert or lining near its ends and by an inside face of the outer covering, the separation of the respective fastener elements permitting removal of the insert or lining from within the outer covering.

5. A scarf or muffler as provided for in claim 4, wherein means are provided at the open end of the outer covering for closing said end, the insert length of the covering I within which it is pror lining member is of a shape and size which permits it to be used independently of the outer covering, as a scarf or mufller.

6. A scarf or muiller comprising, an outercovering of relatively thin material and of tubular formation, said covering being closed at one end and open at its other end, an insert or lining member of relatively thick and warmth-giving material of a shape similar to that of the outer covering and adapted to be tted Within the outer covering and when so tted to extend from one end of the outer covering to its other end to be completely concealed thereby, means for preventing shifting movement of the insert or lining Within the outer covering, said means comprising detachable fastener elements carried respectively by the insert or lining near its ends and by a reinforcement located on the inside face of the outer covering, the separation of the respective fastener elements permitting removal of the insert or lining from within the outer covering, and separable means for closing the open end of the outer covering.

7. A muiiler or scarf comprising an outer covering of sleeve form composed of relatively thin fabric and being open at least at one end, an inner insert or lining of heavier fabric conforming to the shape of the outer covering, and of a size to enable it to t Within and substantially fill the interior of said outer covering, the said insert or lining being removable from Within the -outer covering, the opening at the end of said outer covering being of a size to permit the lining to be placed within or removed from the outer covering, and means for detachably attaching the insert or lining to the outer covering, said means being Within the covering and concealed thereby.

PHILIP SIEGEL.

REFERENCES CITEDl The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,174,927 Cheney Mar. 7, 1916 1,787,117 Merrilies Dec. 30, 1930 

